The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931,it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). Until 2020,the winners received the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award,which became the official name of the award in 1944,in honor of the first MLB commissioner,Kenesaw Mountain Landis,who served from 1920 until his death on November 25,1944. Starting in 2020,Landis’name no longer appeared on the MVP trophy after the BBWAA received complaints from several former MVP winners about the late Commissioner’s role against integration of MLB.
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since 1994,they have played at Progressive Field. Since their establishment as a Major League franchise in 1901,the team has won 11 Central division titles,six American League pennants,and two World Series championships. The team's World Series championship drought since 1948 is the longest active among all 30 current Major League teams. The team's name references the Guardians of Traffic,eight monolithic 1932 Art Deco sculptures by Henry Hering on the city's Hope Memorial Bridge,which is adjacent to Progressive Field. The team's mascot is named "Slider." The team's spring training facility is at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear,Arizona.
In baseball,a player earns a Triple Crown when he leads a league in three specific statistical categories in the same season. The term "Triple Crown" generally refers to the batting achievement of leading a league in batting average,home runs,and runs batted in (RBI) over the same season. The term "Pitching Triple Crown" refers to the pitching achievement of leading a league in wins,strikeouts,and earned run average (ERA).
Ross Middlebrook "Pep" Youngs was an American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Pep",he played ten seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants from 1917 through 1926,playing right field almost exclusively. Youngs was a part of the Giants teams that won four consecutive National League pennants and the 1921 and 1922 World Series.
Charles Oakley is an American former professional basketball player. Oakley played for the Chicago Bulls,New York Knicks,Toronto Raptors,Washington Wizards,and Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A power forward,he consistently ranked as one of the best rebounders in the NBA. Since 2017,he has been the coach of the Killer 3's of the BIG3.
Robert Matthew Byrne was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1907 through 1917,he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1907–1909),Pittsburgh Pirates (1909–1913),Philadelphia Phillies (1913–1917) and Chicago White Sox (1917). Byrne batted and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Louis,Missouri.
Lawrence J. Dolan is an American retired attorney and the principal owner of the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Albert J. "Cozy" Dolan was a Major League Baseball player. The 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m),160-pound outfielder and third baseman played for six teams;the Cincinnati Reds (1909),the New York Highlanders (1911–1912),the Philadelphia Phillies (1912–1913),the Pittsburgh Pirates (1913),the St. Louis Cardinals (1914–1915) and the New York Giants (1922). Over his career he posted career numbers of 299 hits,210 runs,102 stolen bases,a .339 Slugging percentage,and a .252 batting average.
John Henry "Heinie" Sand was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1923 to 1928 with the Philadelphia Phillies. He debuted on April 17,1923 and played his final game on September 30,1928. In 1925,he had a .364 on-base percentage and 55 runs batted in and was 18th in the voting for the National League's Most Valuable Player Award. Over six season,he played in 848 games,including 772 at shortstop. For his career,he hit for a .258 average with a .343 on-base percentage.
John Dolan was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.
Sean Robert Doolittle is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Oakland Athletics,Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners. He won the 2019 World Series with the Nationals.
The 1901 Brooklyn Superbas lost several players to the newly official major league,the American League,and fell to third place.
The 1924 Philadelphia Phillies season saw the Phillies climb out of last place and into seventh and home attendance improving to over 299,000. Cy Williams led the team in home runs with 24.
Patrick Henry "Cozy" Dolan was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Beaneaters,Chicago Orphans,Brooklyn Superbas,Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds between 1895 and 1906. Born in Cambridge,Massachusetts,he fell ill during spring training in 1907 and died in Louisville,Kentucky of typhoid fever soon afterwards.
Leon Mark"Biddy"Dolan was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He played in 32 games in 1914 for the Indianapolis Hoosiers.
Joseph Dolan was an American professional baseball player who played 323 games over a five-season major league career between 1896 and 1901. He was born in Baltimore,Maryland and died at the age of 65 in Omaha,Nebraska.
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The team has played officially under two names since beginning play in 1883:the current moniker,as well as the "Quakers",which was used in conjunction with "Phillies" during the team's early history. The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era. Since the franchise's inception,2,081 players have made an appearance in a competitive game for the team,whether as an offensive player or a defensive player.
The Rockford Rox was the primary moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in Rockford,Illinois between 1871 and 1949. In an era of early baseball,Rockford hosted teams in numerous leagues beginning in 1871. From 1916 to 1923,the Rox played in the Class B level Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League,and from 1947 to 1949,they played in the Class C level Central Association. The Rockford Rox were preceded by the Rockford Red Sox (1901–1904) and Rockford Wakes (1914–1916) in the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. Several other Rockford teams played in various leagues leading up to the Rox. The Rockford Rox were an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds from 1947 to 1949.
Paul Joseph Dolan,is an attorney and Major League Baseball (MLB) team executive who is currently part-owner,chairman,and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Cleveland Guardians. Dolan is also the "control person" for the team.
Hot Curves is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy-drama film produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures and directed by Norman Taurog. A print is held by the Library of Congress.
